What are your guys’s favorite way to keep your chickens cool in the summer?

[crunchygranola]

A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen…
PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens cool? I’ll list some of mine.

- I fill up a tray or large plastic container with cool hose water. Then, I put a clean red brick inside and sprinkle some ice around it. The cool brick absorbs the cold water and gives the chicken a place to stand on… bonus points for sunflower seeds. Just make sure they aren’t standing in the ice water. This stayed cool for hours.

- I noticed how quickly ice melted in my waterer, so I put mass chunks of it instead of individual cubes and always have a frozen water bottle to put in. This keeps it colder for longer.

- Mini pool filled a few inches with cool water and sprinkle BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) in it. Chickens love wading in it and the seeds help them drink.

- Fan. Obviously.

- I take their favorite dust bathing/ scratching spot and I hose it down pretty good with water. I noticed my chickens love rolling in the cool, wet dirt compared to the dry stuff.

- Any stones that I have in my yard, I hose down and cool off.

- Sometimes I just hold the hose on a gentle mist and they just stand under it, purring.

- Free ranging as long as I can/ all day.

- Nice cold watermelon as an occasional treat… or any frozen fruit, really.

Love to hear yins suggestions!

 

[MommyGirl]

A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen…
PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens cool? I’ll list some of mine.

- I fill up a tray or large plastic container with cool hose water. Then, I put a clean red brick inside and sprinkle some ice around it. The cool brick absorbs the cold water and gives the chicken a place to stand on… bonus points for sunflower seeds. Just make sure they aren’t standing in the ice water. This stayed cool for hours.

- I noticed how quickly ice melted in my waterer, so I put mass chunks of it instead of individual cubes and always have a frozen water bottle to put in. This keeps it colder for longer.

- Mini pool filled a few inches with cool water and sprinkle BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) in it. Chickens love wading in it and the seeds help them drink.

- Fan. Obviously.

- I take their favorite dust bathing/ scratching spot and I hose it down pretty good with water. I noticed my chickens love rolling in the cool, wet dirt compared to the dry stuff.

- Any stones that I have in my yard, I hose down and cool off.

- Sometimes I just hold the hose on a gentle mist and they just stand under it, purring.

- Free ranging as long as I can/ all day.

- Nice cold watermelon as an occasional treat… or any frozen fruit, really.

Love to hear yins suggestions!

I do about the same things you are doing. I do have a mister installed that as long as the humidity is not too bad I will cut it on and it helps a lot and the chickens love it. It was 95 on their temperature gauge yesterday so I cut on the mister and in 30 minutes it was 85. That’s a big difference!

 

[crunchygranola]

I do about the same things you are doing. I do have a mister installed that as long as the humidity is not too bad I will cut it on and it helps a lot and the chickens love it. It was 95 on their temperature gauge yesterday so I cut on the mister and in 30 minutes it was 85. That’s a big difference!

I haven’t heard of that!! I’ll be sure to check it out.

 

[my spoiled chickens]

A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen…
PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens cool? I’ll list some of mine.

- I fill up a tray or large plastic container with cool hose water. Then, I put a clean red brick inside and sprinkle some ice around it. The cool brick absorbs the cold water and gives the chicken a place to stand on… bonus points for sunflower seeds. Just make sure they aren’t standing in the ice water. This stayed cool for hours.

- I noticed how quickly ice melted in my waterer, so I put mass chunks of it instead of individual cubes and always have a frozen water bottle to put in. This keeps it colder for longer.

- Mini pool filled a few inches with cool water and sprinkle BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) in it. Chickens love wading in it and the seeds help them drink.

- Fan. Obviously.

- I take their favorite dust bathing/ scratching spot and I hose it down pretty good with water. I noticed my chickens love rolling in the cool, wet dirt compared to the dry stuff.

- Any stones that I have in my yard, I hose down and cool off.

- Sometimes I just hold the hose on a gentle mist and they just stand under it, purring.

- Free ranging as long as I can/ all day.

- Nice cold watermelon as an occasional treat… or any frozen fruit, really.

Love to hear yins suggestions!

As a pennsylvinian I aprove this message

 

[MommyGirl]

I haven’t heard of that!! I’ll be sure to check it out.

I think I got mine from Amazon several years ago but they also sell them at tractor supply or Lowe’s, Home Depot

 

[MommyGirl]

It’s been so hot thinking of getting one for myself too no joke I walk in theirs sometimes and it feels so nice

 

[TexasBlues]

A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen…
PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens cool? I’ll list some of mine.

- I fill up a tray or large plastic container with cool hose water. Then, I put a clean red brick inside and sprinkle some ice around it. The cool brick absorbs the cold water and gives the chicken a place to stand on… bonus points for sunflower seeds. Just make sure they aren’t standing in the ice water. This stayed cool for hours.

- I noticed how quickly ice melted in my waterer, so I put mass chunks of it instead of individual cubes and always have a frozen water bottle to put in. This keeps it colder for longer.

- Mini pool filled a few inches with cool water and sprinkle BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) in it. Chickens love wading in it and the seeds help them drink.

- Fan. Obviously.

- I take their favorite dust bathing/ scratching spot and I hose it down pretty good with water. I noticed my chickens love rolling in the cool, wet dirt compared to the dry stuff.

- Any stones that I have in my yard, I hose down and cool off.

- Sometimes I just hold the hose on a gentle mist and they just stand under it, purring.

- Free ranging as long as I can/ all day.

- Nice cold watermelon as an occasional treat… or any frozen fruit, really.

Love to hear yins suggestions!

I’ll second the free ranging. The birds know where to stay cool if given the opportunity.

 

[DMackie]

Has anyone heard of making popsicles for your chickens out of cilantro and juice? I'm thinking of juicing some carrots, adding fresh cilantro and some water. Also, is buttermilk good for this hot weather?

 

[crunchygranola]

It’s been so hot thinking of getting one for myself too no joke I walk in theirs sometimes and it feels so nice

For real!! I get so jealous of my chickens sometimes.

 

[crunchygranola]

Has anyone heard of making popsicles for your chickens out of cilantro and juice? I'm thinking of juicing some carrots, adding fresh cilantro and some water. Also, is buttermilk good for this hot weather?

I enjoy giving buttermilk to my hens at times, and I think having it cold would be a great idea. I did try the popsicle thing but I used corn juice, black oilsunflower seeds, corn, and frozen blueberries. I’ll try the cilantro and carrot juice one tho!